Wanting to join the army but uncertain I'd make the cut

>How physically capable do I need to be?

Enough to pass the Army PFT, if you don't pass you get sent up to PCP (Physically Conditioning Platoon.)

>I'd want to be a combat medic, but I have no medical knowledge. Do they teach this or will I need to have gone to medical school?

They will teach you it. They teach you what you need for your MOS which is 68W. There are different types of medical schools such as SOCM but when you go to AIT where you learn about your job they will teach you there which is around 16 weeks.

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Thanks, Didn't think about /k/. Will look tomorrow.

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To be honest if you got aspergers it's gonna be there's a slim chance they may even take you at all, you would need a medical waiver and after that it's up to what the army medical officers say (I went Navy but it's basically the same crap)

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On mobile so sorry for short reaponses.

Ok so I was 138 at 5'9. They don't care about underweight just overweight. The height requirement is basically as long as your boy legally a midget.

The army is full of weirdos, and people who aren't social, and so on. The image as the army as full of ripped chads is a lie. It's like a micro society, with all sorts of folks from all walks of life and all different types of personalitys.

Not common at all statistically. Esp now that we're out of any large conflicts for the most part. as for ptsd, in my experience most who claim it claim it for attention and VA benefits. And as some "badge of honor" that makes them billy badass. The few I've met who really have it don't advertise it. It's also not that common if your talking long-term ptsd. If you go through combat you coudl have a short term lik version of it. Also if you want to avoid that, don't take a combat related job. Get something technical where you learn a skill.

It's not that bad, it's all mid games. Try not to stand out, do as your told, and never try to screw over any of your battle buddies. Keep your head down, and don't draw hebdrill seargents attention to you. You do that then it's mostly just excercise and occasionally gettin yelled at as part of a group. Basic is meant break down the "Im an individual" mentallity and explain instill the "I'm a member of a team" mentality.

Having exp helps but is not a nessicity.
Also combat medic doesn't mean combat medic. The soldiers who work on base hospitals also are the same MOS (job code). If you get out in a hospital, you'll most likely never deploy and just go from base to base hospital. But medical has the most girls and the most fun with them.

Source: over six years in the army now, been to afganistan, Korea. Not an expert, just an normal guy and this is what I've experienced in regards to your questions.